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Actors: Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso, George Wendt
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Thief of Hearts |
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A young woman, bored and unsatisfied with her marriage, writes her most private fantasies in her personal journals. When the couple's home is burgled, the thief also takes her journals. He reads them and becomes obsessed with the woman, eventually working his way into her life.
--Cait, Resident Scholar
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A professional burglar (Steven Bauer)stumbles upon a woman's (Barbara Williams)diary and then decides to use the knowledge of her innermost thoughts and desires to seduce her.
--Tamara, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Thief of Hearts |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- seduction (yum!)
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminal falls in love with victim
Blackmail & Seduction?
Yes
Lover is...
- criminal/bad doer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
- small businessman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
- (woman) skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
- Full Frontal
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (man) muscular
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- writer
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- red
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) skinny
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
City?
Yes
City:
- wealthy
- San Francisco
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- seeing full frontal--women
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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